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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bedminster, New Jersey

 
Clickable Map of Somerset County, New Jersey and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Somerset County, NJ (165) Hunterdon County, NJ (365) Mercer County, NJ (430) Middlesex County, NJ (298) Morris County, NJ (410) Union County, NJ (118)  SomersetCounty(165) Somerset County (165)  HunterdonCounty(365) Hunterdon County (365)  MercerCounty(430) Mercer County (430)  MiddlesexCounty(298) Middlesex County (298)  MorrisCounty(410) Morris County (410)  UnionCounty(118) Union County (118)
Somerville is the county seat for Somerset County
Bedminster is in Somerset County
      Somerset County (165)  
ADJACENT TO SOMERSET COUNTY
      Hunterdon County (365)  
      Mercer County (430)  
      Middlesex County (298)  
      Morris County (410)  
      Union County (118)  
 
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1 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — African Burying Ground1801
On Hillside Avenue at Steeple Chase Court, on the right when traveling north on Hillside Avenue.
On June 22, 1801, three African American Men - one free Negro and two slaves - purchased one tenth on an acre of land from Aaron Melick for the sum of three dollars to establish a burying ground for the "Black people of the Neighborhood." This is . . . Map (db m96788) HM
2 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — Artillery Park
On Stone Run Road.
Site of the 1778 - 1779 Winter encampment during the Revolutionary War of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Continental Artillery, artificers and armourers under the command of General Henry Knox. Located and confirmed by the Pluckemin Archaeological Project. A . . . Map (db m82405) HM
3 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — Bedminster War Memorials
On Main Street (New Jersey Route 202) near Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
(See Markers Below)Map (db m90138) WM
4 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — Great War Heroes
On Cowperthwaite Road, on the right when traveling south.
"In honor of our great war heroes"Map (db m100847) WM
5 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — Lamington Black Cemetery19th Century Burial Grounds on the National Register of Historical Places
On Cowperthwaite Road, on the right when traveling south.
There are 97 identified graves here: 36 with names and 61 unknown, including former slaves and free blacks who were members of the Lamington Presbyterian Church. Remains of 5 Civil War veterans who fought heroically for the Union lie here. As you . . . Map (db m16975) HM
6 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — Pluckemin School House1912
On Burnt Mills Road (County Route 620) 0.2 miles west of U.S. Route 206 (U.S. 206), on the right when traveling west.
The Pluckemin School house was constructed in 1912 as a two-story four-room school. It cost approximately $5,000 and was designed by Peter C. Van Nuys of Somerville and was built by John Gulick of Lamington. it was used as a school house until 1958 . . . Map (db m117652) HM
7 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — Presbyterian Church of Lamington
On Lamington Road, on the right when traveling west.
Built About 1740. Rebuilt 1826. Front Added 1854.Map (db m19599) HM
8 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — The Jacobus Vanderveer House
On U.S. 202/206, on the right when traveling south.
Pre-Revolutionary Dutch Farmhouse Built c. 1760. Headquarters of General Henry Knox During The 1778-1779 Winter Encampment Of The Continental Army Near PluckeminMap (db m16983) HM
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9 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster — The Jacobus Vanderveer House
Near Business U.S. 202/206, on the right when traveling south.
was constructed circa 1772 with a nineteenth century addition circa 1813. In 1995 the house was listed on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places. The Jacobus Vanderveer House is significant in United States Revolutionary War . . . Map (db m98523) HM
10 New Jersey, Somerset County, Bedminster, Bedminster Township — Melick Home
On Old Dutch Road East.
Built in 1751 by Johannes Moelick, a German farmer and tanner. Made famous by Andrew D. Mellick's "Story of an Old Farm".Map (db m76431) HM
 
 
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May. 19, 2024